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| Santos,L.; Davel,A.P.; Almeida,T.I.R.; Almeida,M.R.; Soares,E.A.; Fernandes,G.J.M.; Magalhães,S.F.; Barauna,V.G.; Garcia,J.A.D.. |
| Functional food intake has been highlighted as a strategy for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases by reducing risk factors. In this study, we compared the effects of oral treatment with soy milk and simvastatin on dyslipidemia, left ventricle remodeling and atherosclerotic lesion of LDL receptor knockout mice (LDLr-/-) fed a hyperlipidic diet. Forty 3-month old male LDLr-/- mice were distributed into four groups: control group (C), in which animals received standard diet; HL group, in which animals were fed a hyperlipidic diet; HL+SM or HL+S groups, in which animals were submitted to a hyperlipidic diet plus soy milk or simvastatin, respectively. After 60 days, both soy milk and simvastatin treatment prevented dyslipidemia, atherosclerotic lesion... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Soy milk Dyslipidemia Oxidative stress Inflammation Atherosclerosis; Simvastatin. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2017000300701 |
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